Improved sad-iron holder



E, INGER. Sad-Iron Holder.

No. 97,641. Patented Dec. 7,1869.

N-PEYEB, EHOTO UTHOGRAPHE|L WASHINGTON D C ii attire,

Q am s M O N j'T- I N e ER, 0 r "N E w Y 0 R K, N: Y.

i am PM No. 97,641, datedDecember7, 1869.

IMPROVED san mon HOLDER.

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i To all whomjt may mam.-

specification,inwhich drawing' Figurel rep 'esents a transverse sectionof this inven-tion; 1, I

' Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same.

fiiini'lar-letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a handle-protector for sadironsvhichdecomposed of two hinged jaws, which tapeifldownitowardi theirlooseendsto a sharp edge,

or-nearly'so, thereby enabling said loose ends to over-' -lap' eachotheitan'd allowing the protector to accomodateitself tohandles ofdiflerent size or thickness.

In the drawing-- L i .f Y The letter A designates myhandle-protector,which is made of wood, or any other badconductor of heat, and whioh'iscomposedflof two jaws,

{Dhcsej'aws are, tapering, as shown in fig. l- -of the] drawirigand'they are connected at their ends by a hinge joint, I), sothat theycanbeopened and closed. The loose thin ends of said jaws taper down to asharp edge, or nearly so, and they 'are so formed that they arecapableof overlapping each "other, as shown.

By thisarrangement ofthe'jaws a, my protector is a a capable of adaptingitself to handles of dili'erent sizes without leaving any part of thesaid handle exposed, and it takes afirni hold of every handle to whichit may be applied. a

It; the handle is small or thin, the loose ends. of the i but jawsoverlap until-the protector is broughtup firmly against the surface ofthe handle, and if the handle is 'thick, the jaws spread opensnfliciently'far to make room for said handle, while, when. theycloseupon the handle, their loose ends still overlap a little, so as 'toprevent the fingers from coming in contact with any, portion of thehandle.

I amaware-that handle-protectors for sad-irons have been made, which arecomposed of two hinged jaws, such,for instance, as that described inLetters Patent of Leon Londisky,. J nne 2d, 1857; but the loose ends ofthese jaws bring up square against each other when the protector isclosed, and they are, therefore, adapted only to one and the same sizehandles.

If the handle is .thinner than this. standard size, the protector doesnot take firm hold of the same, so that in operating the sad-iron, saidprotector assumes a disagreable sliding motion on the handle, and if thehandle is thihkerthan the standard size, the jaws do not close, and aportion of the handle remains nn covered; a

I do not claim, broadly, as my invention, a handleprotector composed oftwo hinged jaws, such being shown and described in the patent of L.Londisky;

What I claim 'asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- V Ahandle-protector for sad-irons, composed of tapering jaws a, hinged attheir'thick ends, while their loose thin ends are capable of overlappingeach other; as shown and described. a I

' EGMONT INGER. WVitnesses:

W, HAUFF,

J 0111a. A. WIEDERSHEIM.

